In the villages near Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, Gramonati Sansthan has trained a group of seven women to become mechanics - each looking after their village pumps, but also joining forces and working together when larger repairs are needed.
Their role is vital, as in the past when the government pumps broke, it could take months for them to be fixed.

Water is one of the world’s gravest risks, according to the Global Risks Report published earlier this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. And the situation is actually worse than it might seem at first glance.